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Diane Martin
President/CEO


Alma Mater: University of Illinois

Hometown: Grant Park, IL

Most admired brand: Ariat

Favorite Book: "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"

Favorite Movie: "Bringing up Baby"

Personal Hero: My dad, who through his actions taught me three great things: 1) Take responsibility for your own life. 2) The glass is always at least half full. 3) Opportunity is often cloaked in adversity.

Passions: Laughter, learning and shoes

Diane Martin is president and CEO of Rhea + Kaiser, overseeing all client service, operational, financial management and strategic growth responsibilities. Prior to being named president, Diane served as vice president, group account manager for 10 years, leading accounts for clients including GROWMARK, Inc.; Pfizer Animal Health, Companion Animal Division; and Valley Irrigation. During her tenure at R+K, Diane helped establish R+K U, an agency- wide professional development initiative designed to instill and reinforce best practices. Diane led the 18-month effort to rebrand R+K in 2007, as well as the development of R+K’s strategic planning model, the R+K Brand Creation Model. Diane joined R+K in 1987 as an account assistant, and holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural communications from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.